About

$8,525

pledged of $7,500 goal

66

backers

We find ourselves in one of Virginia’s most beautiful areas –
the Shenandoah Valley – indeed, where we are located, in Luray, may just be one
of the most beautiful areas of the country!
There are a few things we could ask for to make it better…and one of them is a craft brewery. So, we took it on
ourselves to create one – and now Hawksbill Brewing Company is almost ready to
open.

Before we do, we’ve found that we have one or two final
construction items that have to be taken care of so that we can welcome guests
who will come to taste our creations.
This Kickstarter will help us fund an air conditioning upgrade that we
need to put into our 1911 building – it was originally built as an ice
facility for the railroad and operated as a creamery from the 1930s to the
1960s.

Let’s talk about our goals for the brewery. Because Luray is a small town, and Page
County is a small community, we’re going to emphasis local here, and that means
agriculture. We’ve adopted the motto “Grown
here – brewed here” to describe what we are trying to do, and eventually we
hope to have a local ingredient featured in every beer we make!

A last few thoughts about our mission:

Our
Purpose – Hawksbill Brewing Co. is a local Page County business that combines
and promotes two of the community’s strengths – agriculture and tourism

People
– Hawksbill Brewing Co. will enlist the help of others committed to the area
and the craft, who in essence, share the vision of creating a local enterprise
and products

Products
– Hawksbill Brewing Co.’s products must be of the highest quality, because the
goal is to sell everything we make, whether ingredients or finished product

Process
– Hawksbill Brewing Co. will seek innovation that stimulates creativity,
efficiency, and quality in a craft product – and produce it from Page County
Grown and Virginia ingredients

Finally, the pitch…we’re trying to raise $7,500 with this
Kickstarter, or about half of the cost of the A/C upgrade. We hope you can help us, and we certainly
appreciate your consideration!

Risks and challenges

Hawksbill Brewing Company is almost ready to open - we're planning a spring date, which we will be ready to announce by the end of this campaign.

This is the first time we've reached out to the community for help - even though there have been plenty of offers in the past.

Because we are so far along, we already have addressed most of the risks - we will open, there's no doubt about that.

Our project is simply seeking a little help from our community of friends and fans to take care of this challenge to our progress.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $50 or more
About $50

Hooray for Luray Fan

We're adding this new level to give our fans more choices. In addition to the Kickstarter Appreciation Event, and the imprinted bottle opener, we'll give you two "collapsible can koozies" in the popular camo color scheme with our logo emblazoned on the front.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $75 or more
About $75

Grown here - brewed here Supporter

Our brewery will feature locally produced ingredients - starting with local hops! The premium for this award is an embroidered ball cap with the Hawksbill Hops (our grower partner) logo. We'll also invite you to the Kickstarter appreciation event and acknowledge your support on our web page!

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $100 or more
About $100

Kickstarter Challenge Level

We'll give you a t-shirt for supporting us! A custom t-shirt that you can show off to friends and family! Plus we'll include the Kickstarter appreciation event and bottle opener premium, and acknowledge your support on our web page.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $250 or more
About $250

Hop Yard and Brewery Tour

Join us for a barbecue lunch at the hop yard for up to four people, including a tour! Then we meet up at the brewery for a tour afterwards. This must take place on a July weekend to get the full hop yard experience - we may need to combine groups to ensure we recognize everyone at this level of support (limited to two groups)! We'll include four of the Hop Yards hats for each group.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $500 or more
About $500

Pilot Brew Day Experience

Once we open, we will still be engaged in recipe development using our 1/2-barrel pilot system. At this level, you'll be part of a test brew - we'll coordinate recipe selection with you, and then meet you at the brewery bright and early on a Saturday morning to go through the process. We'll keep you posted as the brew goes through fermentation, and then let you know when it goes on tap - you get to name the batch, and you'll get a growler fill to boot! You'll also be invited to the Kickstarter Appreciation Event, receive the bottle opener, a Hop Yards hat, and a t-shirt, and we'll acknowledge you on the web page.